The Elephant in the Room

One of the last verbal exchanges Jesus had with Peter was when he told Peter he would deny him three times.

The last non-verbal communication Jesus had with Peter was when the rooster crowed and Jesus made eye contact with Peter. Message sent and received.

After Jesus’ death and resurrection Jesus meets with Peter again… nothing is ever said about Peter’s rejection of Jesus… directly. However, some of the last words Jesus directs toward Peter are found in John 21 where Jesus asks Peter three times “Peter do you truly love me”. Peter answers in the affirmative each time but is “hurt” that Jesus keeps asking the same question.

Jesus never said anything directly about Peter’s three fold denial of Jesus but I believe Jesus got the message across when he induced Peter to affirm three fold his love for Jesus.